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Title: Cold Vacuum Drying (CVD) Facility Technical Safety Requirements

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/804468· OSTI ID:804468

The Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) for the Cold Vacuum Drying Facility define acceptable conditions, safe boundaries, bases thereof, and management or administrative controls required to ensure safe operation during receipt of multi-canister overpacks (MCOs) containing spent nuclear fuel. removal of free water from the MCOs using the cold vacuum drying process, and inerting and testing of the MCOs before transport to the Canister Storage Building. Controls required for public safety, significant defense in depth, significant worker safety, and for maintaining radiological and toxicological consequences below risk evaluation guidelines are included.

Research Organization:
FDNW (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-96RL13200
OSTI ID:
804468
Report Number(s):
HNF-3673, Rev.1; TRN: US0300982
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 8 Aug 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English